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I just have a thing about the .38 Special in a J frame. My no lock all forged 60-7 is as good as it gets. As many 9mm’s as I’ve owned I still carry the 60. Pull bang…
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I have ten 38's, my favorite handgun cartridge.
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I have two .38s and three .357s that see nothing but .38s. I probably haven’t shot five boxes of .357 in my life, even though one of the .357s I’ve owned for nearly forty years.
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I still shoot this often...a 68 LAPD S&W in .38. Out of a dozen or so .38s I have, this one is a fave. Great gun for DA work ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/16ssSw3.jpg) Another good one...10-8 in .38. My old off-duty revolver, carried long after autos were authorized ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/XDNcNHF.jpg) A nice pair of oldies...an M&P from 1935 or so (bottom), and a Colt OP Heavy barrel from '44 ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/E80FWG0.jpg)
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My typical use case for 38 special is a bit different- though I love shooting wheel guns, I love the 38 for suppressed subsonic night shooting with the Henry lever gun.
Kills critters dead without bothering the neighbors.
Henry model x + obsidian 9 + red dot is a whole lotta fun.
Doesn't have all the port pop of the gas guns (9mm &300 blk) but still rapid fire capable.
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Twice I've looked hard at 8-3/8" barreled K frames in .38. Each time in the $1100 range. More than I want to spend, but if I spend less, I probably get less ... worn out or problem guns. It is really too bad there aren't any target grade .38s .. or much of anything else .. available anymore.
I think I've only owned one .38, an early SP-101 prior to the switch to .357. Fun, useful, but for my application I want adjustable sights.
Tom The thing about spending a bunch of money for a very good gun is that, six months from now, you won’t miss the money, but you’ll still be enjoying the gun.
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I still shoot this often...a 68 LAPD S&W in .38. Out of a dozen or so .38s I have, this one is a fave. Great gun for DA work Another good one...10-8 in .38. My old off-duty revolver, carried long after autos were authorized A nice pair of oldies...an M&P from 1935 or so (bottom), and a Colt OP Heavy barrel from '44 Those particular Pachmayrs certainly date you.
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I just have a thing about the .38 Special in a J frame. My no lock all forged 60-7 is as good as it gets. As many 9mm’s as I’ve owned I still carry the 60. Pull bang… ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/fbs80M3y/C96165-E8-84-AC-4-EE0-B35-B-38477-D838-AB7.jpg)
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I still shoot this often...a 68 LAPD S&W in .38. Out of a dozen or so .38s I have, this one is a fave. Great gun for DA work Another good one...10-8 in .38. My old off-duty revolver, carried long after autos were authorized A nice pair of oldies...an M&P from 1935 or so (bottom), and a Colt OP Heavy barrel from '44 Those particular Pachmayrs certainly date you. I got a box full of new Pachys from back in the day LOL Like the Compacts on a J and Grippers on a Contender, outside of that, everything else wears Hogues.
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FWIW recently saw a K frame SA only like new in box.
Never seen one before.
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On the .38 spcl........not a fan, but got a bunch of old wood grain Norma box stuff.
Burns kinda dirty. Is wimpy.
But good enough for my kids to use up in the Python.
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One of my favorite revolvers is a S&W Model 68 using 3.5grains of WW231 behind a 145grain SWCHP. It’s a joy to shoot and extremely accurate.
PennDog
There’s a possibility I may have had my hands on your Model 68. I was assigned for a couple weeks, along with the other members of the Pistol Team, to function test and sight-in the CHP’s first few thousand 68s before they were shipped out of the Academy to be issued. Talk about trigger finger calluses …
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I still shoot this often...a 68 LAPD S&W in .38. Out of a dozen or so .38s I have, this one is a fave. Great gun for DA work Another good one...10-8 in .38. My old off-duty revolver, carried long after autos were authorized A nice pair of oldies...an M&P from 1935 or so (bottom), and a Colt OP Heavy barrel from '44 Those particular Pachmayrs certainly date you. I got a box full of new Pachys from back in the day LOL Like the Compacts on a J and Grippers on a Contender, outside of that, everything else wears Hogues. I’m with you, hookeye. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/y8jh7nDv/76-A24-ACE-3232-4-BEA-9-CB2-D6-DC4-A15-F1-D3.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/jS03D8dT/453-A20-FB-A058-4608-ABE3-3962-C56724-FA.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/zXKZ2HyJ/8-EC2-CEB3-46-F0-4-EB3-B8-DF-403-BEDFA7473.jpg)
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my spurless sp101 ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/OGETRyf.jpg)
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I still shoot this often...a 68 LAPD S&W in .38. Out of a dozen or so .38s I have, this one is a fave. Great gun for DA work Another good one...10-8 in .38. My old off-duty revolver, carried long after autos were authorized A nice pair of oldies...an M&P from 1935 or so (bottom), and a Colt OP Heavy barrel from '44 RGK, PM sent.
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